Nonstop flight route between Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India and Niamey, Niger:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cochin International Airport (COK), Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India and Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM), Niamey, Niger would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,006 miles (or 8,057 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Cochin International Airport and Diori Hamani International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Cochin International Airport and Diori Hamani International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | COK / VOCI |
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Location: | Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°9'20"N by 76°23'29"E |
Area Served: | Greater Cochin, Ernakulam Thrissur, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Palakkad |
Operator/Owner: | Cochin International Airport Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 30 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from COK |
More Information: | COK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NIM / DRRN |
Airport Name: | Diori Hamani International Airport |
Location: | Niamey, Niger |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°28'54"N by 2°10'13"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 732 feet (223 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NIM |
More Information: | NIM Maps & Info |
Facts about Cochin International Airport (COK):
- The original air facilities in Kochi were an aerodrome and airstrip on Willingdon Island, built in 1936 by the British Residency of Kingdom of Kochi, intended for transporting British officials involved in the development of Cochin Port.
- Cochin International Airport has one runway, 27/09, 3,445 m × 50 m, equipped to operate any type of aircraft in commercial service.
- The closest airport to Cochin International Airport (COK) is Calicut International Airport (CCJ), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) NNW of COK.
- The fourth phase of expansion was originally planned to upgrade the domestic terminal, which has remained untouched in the past three phases.
- A total of 14 square kilometres of land area was acquired for the construction of the airport.
- The furthest airport from Cochin International Airport (COK) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,301 miles (18,187 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Cochin airport is the first in India to be built in a public–private partnership and is owned by a public limited company called Cochin International Airport Limited, better known as CIAL, floated by the government of Kerala in 1994.
- As per the announced plans, the international terminal is to be converted completely into a domestic terminal, while a new state-of-the-art international terminal is to be built.
- Because of Cochin International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Cochin International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The current domestic terminal would be converted into "Royal Pavilion" and would handle VIP and private chartered flights and jets.
- In addition to being known as "Cochin International Airport", another name for COK is "Nedumbassery Airport".
- On 8 September 2012, the director board of CIAL approved the design of the new international terminal which will cost 6 billion.
- Cochin International Airport (COK) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM):
- The closest airport to Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) is Kantchari Airport (XKA), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) SSW of NIM.
- ASECNA operates the "African School for Meteorology and Civil Aviation/Ecole Africaine de la Météorologie et de l'Aviation Civile" at the Niamey airport complex, as well as in the Plateau quarter of Niamey city centre.
- Because of Diori Hamani International Airport's relatively low elevation of 732 feet, planes can take off or land at Diori Hamani International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) has 2 runways.
- Diori Hamani International Airport handled 154,460 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM) is Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT), which is nearly antipodal to Diori Hamani International Airport (meaning Diori Hamani International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport), and is located 12,377 miles (19,919 kilometers) away in Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands.